KCTCS Board of Regents

KCTCS is governed by a 14-member Board of Regents. Eight members are appointed by the Governor and six are elected members: two members of the teaching faculty elected by faculty; two members of the nonteaching personnel elected by nonteaching personnel; and two members of the student body elected by students. The KCTCS Board of Regents welcomes your comments.

Ms. Marcia L. Roth, KCTCS Board Chair, lives in Louisville, Kentucky, and serves as the Executive Director of the Mary Byron Project, a public grant-making charity fostering innovations and strategies to end domestic violence. A graduate of Northwestern University, she has served on numerous boards at the local, state, and national levels. Ms. Roth has lectured, written, and trained extensively in the field of domestic violence. She currently is a member of the Kentucky Commission on Women and the Jefferson County Domestic Violence Prevention Coordinating Council. In June 2015, Ms. Roth was elected as KCTCS Board Chair for a Board Officer
term that ends June 30, 2017. Ms. Roth was reappointed to the Board in 2014 for a six-year term that ends in 2020.

Ms. Gail R. Henson, Ph.D., KCTCS Board Vice Chair, lives in Louisville, Kentucky. Dr. Henson is employed by Bellarmine University as professor and past-chair of the Department of Communication, which she founded in 1987, and Director of the Senior Interdisciplinary Program. She has extensive leadership, public service, and community service experience for which she has received several awards, including the Louisville Belle Award, the Bellarmine Miles Award, and the Metroversity Award for Service Related to Adult Learning. A past at-large member of the Kentucky Board of Education and chair of the Kentucky P-16 State Council and elected member of the Jefferson County Public Schools Board of Education, she is a member of several national organizations, such as the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, Society for Professional Journalists, and the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization. An accomplished author and presenter, Dr. Henson is the author of The Gentle Agitator: An Oral Biography of Dr. Samuel Robinson, numerous articles in The Encyclopedia of Multicultural America (SAGE), and The Kentucky Encyclopedia. She received a fellowship to research death and dying at Oxford University in 2012. Dr. Henson's academic interests in end-of-life communication, communication and the elderly, and intercultural communication are reflected in her research and teaching as well as civic service to a great number of organizations, including the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky Community Advisory Council and Hosparus of Louisville. In June 2015, Dr. Henson was elected as KCTCS Board Vice Chair for a Board Officer
term that ends June 30, 2017. .Dr. Henson was reappointed to the Board in 2015 for a six-year term that ends in 2021.

Ms. Carolyn E. "Betsy" Flynn, KCTCS Board Secretary, lives in Murray, Kentucky. Ms. Flynn is the President, Chief Executive Officer, and Chair of Community Financial Services Bank in Benton, Kentucky. She has been with the bank for over 30 years. Ms. Flynn has served in leadership positions on many area boards, committees, and commissions. Some of these include the Federal Reserve Consumer Advisory Committee and Chair of the Deposit and Delivery Systems Committee, Marshall County Tourist Commission Director and Chair, Purchase Regional Industrial Park Board and Executive Committee, PADD SBA Loan Committee, Regional Economic Development Marketing Committee Chair, PACRO Finance and Executive Committee, Murray State University Regional Stewardship Committee, and the Kentucky Workforce Investment Board. Ms. Flynn attended the former Paducah Community College (now West Kentucky Community and Technical College) and Murray State University. Ms. Flynn was appointed to serve the remainder of Mr. Ron James' term on the KCTCS Board of Regents. Ms. Flynn was re-elected as KCTCS Board Secretary for a Board Officer term that ends June 30, 2017. She will serve a five-year term that expires in 2016.

Ms. Ginger M. Carroll, lives in Chavies, Kentucky. She is a 2009 graduate of Hazard Community and Technical College (HCTC). She is currently pursuing a Bachelor's of Science in Business/Marketing at Morehead State University. Ms. Carroll is currently employed at HCTC as an Administrative Assistant for Student Support Services and serves as a Co-Supervisor for Christian Campus Ministries. She previously served on the Board of Regents as an elected student representative in 2007-08 and 2008-09. Ms. Carroll is active in the Order of the Eastern Star as well as other charities. In August 2012, Ms. Carroll was elected to the KCTCS Board of Regents to serve as the Occupational/Technical College Staff Regent. Ms. Carroll's term as staff regent ends in October 2015.

Mr. Robert G. Cooper, lives in Newport, Kentucky. Mr. Cooper graduated from Thomas More College with a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration. He is active in community and service organizations, including the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame and Museum Board, Executive Committee and past Chair; Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce, past Chair; Thomas College Board of Trustees and Foundation Board; Saint Elizabeth Health Care, Finance Committee; Northern Kentucky Port Authority Board; Campbell Leadership Action Group, past Chair; Vision 2015 Regional Stewardship; and Legacy Mentoring Program. Mr. Cooper was appointed to replace Ms. Johnna Reeder, whose term had expired. He will serve a six-year term that expires in 2017.

Ms. Angela Fultz, Ph.D., lives in Morehead, KY. She teaches chemistry at Maysville Community and Technical College (MCTC) and also serves as Division Chair for the Math, Science, and Agriculture Division. Dr. Fultz's leadership experiences include: three terms as Chair of the KCTCS Senate Council, Chair of the Maysville Faculty Assembly, MCTC Leadership Team, Chair of the KCTCS Chemistry Curriculum Workgroup, and service on the KCTCS Senate Advisory Committee on Promotion. Dr. Fultz completed the 2010-11 KCTCS President's Leadership Seminar and is also a member of the Kentucky Academy of Science. She received her Bachelors of Arts degree from Berea College and her Masters of Science and Doctor of Philosophy degrees from the University of Kentucky. Dr. Fultz was elected to the KCTCS Board of Regents as the General Education Faculty Regent in April 2014 to fulfill a term that will expire in October 2015.

Ms. Mary Bosley-Kinney, lives in Phipot, Kentucky. She is currently the Coordinator of Academic Affairs for Owensboro Community and Technical College. Ms. Bosley-Kinney holds an Associate of Applied Science in Human Services from Henderson Community College, Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Master of Arts in Education from Western Kentucky University. Ms. Bosley-Kinney has been a member of various college and system office committees including: the KCTCS President's Leadership Seminar and the Foundations of Excellence committee on Transfer and First-Year Experience. She is a volunteer with FIRST Robotics at the regional and -state level. She currently serves as chair for the Green River Area Development District's Workforce Investment Board's Youth Council and she is a member of Owensboro High School's Youth Service Center Council. Ms. Bosley-Kinney was elected through a special election to fulfil the General Education Staff Regent to the KCTCS Board of Regents, in March 2015. Ms. Bosley-Kinney's term as Staff Regent ends in October 2015.

Mr. Barry K. Martin, lives in Lexington, Kentucky, and is the Chief Executive Officer for Primary Care Centers of Eastern Kentucky with several locations in southeast Kentucky. Mr. Martin is very active in the Hazard and Eastern Kentucky community as evidenced by serving as chairman of Kentucky Mountain Health Alliance, past president of the Hazard Rotary Club, board member of Hazard Community and Technical College Foundation, past chairman of the Health and Education Credit Union, and member of Community Trust Bank's Advisory Committee. He has also served as a board member of the Kentucky Primary Care Association for several years. Mr. Martin received an Associate degree from the former Prestonsburg Community College (now Big Sandy Community and Technical College) and a Bachelor of Science in Accounting and a Master of Health Administration from the University of Kentucky. Mr. Martin was appointed to serve a six-year term that expires in 2018.

Mr. Shawn S. Payne, lives in Philpot, Kentucky. He teaches Mechatronics at Owensboro Community and Technical College (OCTC) and also serves as the Program Coordinator for the Mechatronics Program. Mr. Payne's leadership experiences include: serving as Principal Investigator and Co-Principal Investigator on multiple National Science Foundation Grants, Co-Principal Investigator on present KCTCS-NASA KY Space Grant, Affiliate Partner for FIRST Tech Challenge and NASA KY. Mr. Payne was the recipient of the KCTCS New Horizons Faculty Award of Excellence in 2011. Mr. Payne received two Associate in Applied Science degrees from OCTC including multiple certificates in Electrical Technology and Industrial Maintenance. He also completed a Journeyman Tool and Die Apprenticeship with Premium Allied Tool. Mr. Payne was elected to the KCTCS Board of Regents as the Occupational/Technical Faculty Regent in February 2015 to fulfill a term that will expire in October 2015.

Mr. Porter G. Peeples, Sr., lives in Lexington, Kentucky, and serves as President/CEO of the Lexington Urban League. Mr. Peeples is a graduate of the former Southeast Community College (now Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College) and the University of Kentucky, where he earned a Bachelor's of Arts in Elementary and Special Education. Mr. Peeples is active in several community and service organizations, some of which include the Kentucky Housing Corporation Board, Bluegrass Airport Board, Bluegrass Community Foundation Board, St. Joseph Hospital Foundation Board, Lexington Chamber of Commerce Board, World Equestrian Games 2010 Board, Fayette County Education Foundation Board, Fayette County Schools Equity Council, Central Bank's Advisory Board, and the Kentucky Horse Park Foundation. Mr. Peeples was reappointed to the Board in 2012 for a six-year term that ends in 2018.

Tiffany Quinlan, lives in Hazard, Kentucky. Ms. Quinlan is pursuing an associate degree at Hazard Community and Technical College and then plans to pursue a four-year degree in Secondary Education with an English Major. Ms. Quinlan was elected as the college's 2014-15 Student Government Association (SGA) President. Her other activities include the Campus Environment Team, Diversity Gay/Straight Alliance, Fellowship (Christian Student Organization), Phi Theta Kappa, Community Ministries Board, photography, and church. Ms. Quinlan was elected by the college SGA Presidents as one of the 2014-15 KCTCS Student Body Co-Presidents and as a member of the KCTCS Board of Regents. Her one-year term as regent will expire August 2015.

Mr. Donald R. Tarter, lives and works in Dunnville, Kentucky, and is the owner and chief executive officer of Tarter Farm and Ranch Equipment and Tarter Wood products. Under his leadership, a small gate shop making wooden gates in Casey County has grown into the largest supplier of farm and ranch equipment in the nation and one of the largest rural employers in the state. In addition to farm and ranch equipment business and logging/sawmill businesses, Mr. Tarter also owns and operates one of the largest Angus beef operations in Kentucky. A 1969 graduate of Campbellsville University, Mr. Tarter was instrumental in building the Liberty Ag/Expo Center in Liberty, Kentucky. He has been a lifelong resident of rural Kentucky, bringing jobs and economic growth to the area for over 40 years. He was appointed to a six-year term that expires in 2019.

Ebenezer Yankey, lives in Morganfield, Kentucky. Mr. Yankey is pursuing an associate degree at Henderson Community College; he plans on attending medical school and obtaining a degree in Neurosurgery. Mr. Yankey was elected as Henderson Community College’s 2014-15 Student Government Association (SGA) President. His other activities include the Multi-Cultural Alliance, the Academic Team, and Job Corps. Mr. Yankey was elected by the college SGA Presidents as one of the 2014-15 KCTCS Student Body Co-Presidents and as a member of the KCTCS Board of Regents. His one-year term as regent will expire August.